What is the best way to "abuse" the ability prankster?

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I like Whimsicott, so I want to know how to use its ability well.

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Prankster is an ability which is, in my opinion, really awesome. It increases the priority of non-damaging moves such as Will-O-Wisp, Reflect and such by 1. However, this does not allow the moves to be blocked by the attack Quick Guard. Though moves that have more than a +1 Priority, such as ExtremeSpeed, will still move first. In fact, in my opinion, Volbeat is the best Pokemon on who you can have Prankster. Why? Volbeat was cursed with terrible Stats, a type weak to the most common types, an unusable movepool and pretty bad Abilities. With Prankster, Volbeat is now one of the greatest Special Attack Passers ofALL TIMEbecause of moves such as Tail Glow and Baton Pass.

Here is my moveset for a Baton Pass Volbeat:

Baton Pass VolbeatVolbeat (M) @ LeftoversTrait: PranksterEVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SDefBold Nature (+Def, -Atk)- Tail Glow- Baton Pass- Moonlight- Substitute

Since i see you seem to appreciate Whimsicott, here’s one for him too!

Support WhimsicottWhimsicott (M) @ LeftoversTrait: PranksterEVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SDefImpish Nature (+Def, -SAtk)- Encore- Leech Seed- Stun Spore- U-turn

Sableye has the potential for a good Prankster moveset and i have two Sableyes for you:

Physical Counter SableyeSableye (M) @ LeftoversTrait: PranksterEVs: 252 HP / 120 Def / 136 SDefCalm Nature (+SDef, -Atk)- Will-O-Wisp- Recover- Taunt- Foul Play

Here’s the second one:

Stall/Trick SableyeSableye (M) @ Choice ScarfTrait: PranksterEVs: 252 HP / 120 Def / 136 SDefCalm Nature (+SDef, -Atk)- Trick- Recover- Taunt- Torment

I am really sorry if the movesets are terrible, i don’t have much experience in Movesets.

Use a bunch of status moves on it. Moves like Leech Seed, Taunt, Tailwind, and Substitute work nicely on it. Taunt stops other Pokemon from Taunting you, and stops setups. Leech Seeds saps the opponent’s HP, Tailwind allows for some outspeeding, and Substitute is to have the Sub Seed combo.